Puzzle 2002 — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Gothic

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2005

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Gothic 2 is a continuation of the legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The action takes place shortly after the events...

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Logic, Survival

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 2 December 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Silent Hill 2 (2001) — mystical action-horror with puzzle elements and third-person view. James Sunderland comes to Silent Hill after receiving a letter from...

Syberia

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC, Windows Mobile, Xbox, iOS, Android, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 25 November 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Syberia is a legendary adventure puzzle game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of Kate Walker, a lawyer from New York, who goes on a deal to sell...

Resident Evil Zero

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Shooter

Game released: GameCube, Wii, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 7 March 2003

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Resident Evil Zero is an exciting action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to the vicinity of the...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: DOS, N-Gage, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, Windows Mobile, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 September 2000

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...

Onimusha: Warlords

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2002

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Onimusha: Warlords is a third-person action-adventure game set in 16th century Japan. A mysterious creature kidnaps Princess Yuki, whom the young hero Samanosuke...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 24 September 2001

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his friend Charles...

Resident Evil (2002)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: GameCube, Wii → 13 September 2002

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Resident Evil (2002) — third-person horror game with puzzle elements. The game is distinguished by its photorealistic environment. The game features new...

Arx Fatalis

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox → 3 April 2007

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Arx Fatalis is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will take you to the wonderful world of Arx, where the main character...

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2002)

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 8 November 2002

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 57/100

A fantasy role-playing game based on The Lord of the Rings, following the path taken by the Fellowship in the book. Players control Frodo, Aragorn, or Gandalf the...

Worms Blast

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Strategy

Game released: GameCube, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC → 24 October 2002

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Worms Blast is an arcade action game with a side view and puzzle elements in the "match three" genre set in the universe of combative worms. You can expect worm...

Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

Game released: GameCube → 3 May 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 96/100

An action-adventure set in a fantasy world, where Link sails across a vast sea in search of his kidnapped sister. According to legend, a hero appears whenever evil...

ICO

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 → 16 February 2006

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This action-adventure game with platforming and puzzle elements follows Ico, a boy born with horns who is taken to a mysterious castle to be sacrificed in the...

Space Rangers

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 10 November 2010

Players: 8.3/10

Space Rangers — the game takes place in space, in the distant future, at the beginning of the 31st century. The galaxy is inhabited by 5 intelligent...

Legacy of Kain Series: Blood Omen 2

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 31 January 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action adventure with horror elements follows the vampire Kain and his attempts to rule Nosgoth. The story unfolds as he explores detailed 3D...

Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → 13 September 2002

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 50/100

This third-person adventure puzzle follows Mickey Mouse, who is lured into a magical mirror by a mischievous ghost while sleepwalking one night. To get back to bed...

Fatal Frame

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2, Xbox → 9 October 2003

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Fatal Frame is a Japanese-style third-person action-horror adventure game. Armed with a camera, the young girl Miku Hinasaki, along with an ancient camera, goes in...

Versailles 2: Testament of the King

Adventure, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 2002

Versailles 2: Testament of the King is a first-person adventure with educational game and puzzle elements from Cryo Interactive Entertainment. The game is published...

Runaway: A Road Adventure

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: PC, iOS → 14 March 2007

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Set in New York in 2000, this point-and-click adventure follows Brian, a college student nearing graduation who is attacked by mobsters. On the run with a...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 28 February 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the game, first released on XBox and later ported back to PS2 and PC. Most of the gameplay consists of...

Atomica Deluxe

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → 12 November 2001

Players: 10/10

Steam: 25/100

Atomica Deluxe is a third-person strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the masters at PopCap Games, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Astraware Limited...

Puzznic (1990)

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, MSX, NES, PlayStation, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum → 1990

Puzznic (1990) is a top-down strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the developers at Taito Corporation. The game is published by Taito Corporation. Puzznic...

Bookworm Deluxe

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: BREW, Game Boy Advance, iPhone, J2ME, Mac, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → November 2007

Players: 5.5/10

This word-forming puzzle challenges players to connect adjacent letters on a grid to make words. Completed words disappear, and the remaining letters fall to fill...

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, iOS → 10 March 2009

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person action platformer sends Duke Nukem to New York City in pursuit of the villain Mech Morphix. Duke fights across skyscraper rooftops and through...

Keeper (1994)

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation, SNES → 24 October 2002

Powerpuff Girls: Him and Seek

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Music game, Third-person view, Puzzle, Pinball

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 5 November 2002

Powerpuff Girls: Him and Seek is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, fighting, music, puzzle and pinball simulator from developers from Vicarious...

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation, PC → 14 February 2012

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary — After rescuing Mina, Jonathan Harker and his lover return to London with the mysterious Dragon Ring. As they begin to enjoy a...

Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast (Collector's Edition)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Star Wars, Science fiction, Online

Game released: PC, Mac → 27 March 2002

Steam: 90/100

This science-fiction action game set in the Star Wars universe follows Kyle Katarn, an agent of the New Republic fighting a new threat to the galaxy. Combat...

Galerians: Ash

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 March 2003

Metacritic: 50/100

A futuristic survival horror game with science-fiction elements, Galerians: Ash continues the series as a 3D action thriller. Six years after Rion sacrificed...

Luigi's Mansion

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube, Nintendo 3DS → 17 May 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure with horror and puzzle elements takes place in a mansion haunted by ghosts. Luigi explores its rooms with a flashlight and a customized vacuum...

Sonic Mega Collection

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube → 14 March 2003

Metacritic: 75/100

Sonic Mega Collection — a collection of all Sonic games for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, released on the Nintendo GameCube. Games run on an emulator developed...

Pokémon Sapphire Version

Role-playing game, Strategy, Fighting, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 25 July 2003

Pokémon Sapphire Version is a top-down RPG with strategy, fighting and puzzle elements from Creatures, Inc. and Game Freak. The main publisher of the game is...

Sonic Advance

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Android, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage → 25 November 2011

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Sonic Advance is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have four playable characters to choose from: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles...

Real MYST

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: iPad, Mac, PC → 14 June 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

This first-person puzzle adventure takes place on the mysterious island of Myst, where the player investigates the surroundings and seeks to uncover an old...

Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → October 1999

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows Lara Croft’s search for an ancient meteorite rumored to have life-giving powers. The journey spans...

Super Mario Sunshine

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

Game released: GameCube → November 2002

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Super Mario Sunshine — the game takes place on the tropical resort of Isle Delfino, which is inhabited by the Pianta and Noki races, has the shape of a...

Gubble

Arcade, Action, In real time, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PC → 1998

Steam: 97/100

Gubble is an arcade game with a mixture of action and puzzles from developers from the studio Actual Entertainment, Inc.. The game is published by CDV Software...

Sheep Mania

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: J2ME, Mophun → 8 February 2004

Sheep Mania is a top-down strategy game with puzzle elements from the developers at Progressive Media ApS. The main publisher of the game is Progressive Media ApS...

King's Quest 2: Romancing the Throne

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS, PC Booter, PC, Linux → 1987

King's Quest 2: Romancing the Throne — After killing the evil Dahlia and returning the three stolen treasures of Daventry, Sir Graham became the new King of...

Dig

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Casual game, Point & Click, Science fiction

Game released: DOS, Mac, PC, Android → 1996

Steam: 76/100

Puzzle

Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2002 (Game released)